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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 0710 EST on 15/02/2014. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

64.6

48.8

02/02/2001

65

1 N

WA

Eucla

011029

ARUBIDDY

61.4

41.6

02/02/2001

50

1 N

WA

Eucla

011030

RAWLINNA HOMESTEAD

46.0

42.0

14/02/2011

49

1 N

WA

Interior

013005

LORNA GLEN

113.0

95.5

20/02/1967

70

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

SA

Northeast

020062

YUNTA AIRSTRIP

28.7

28.0

05/02/2000

16

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

TAS

W Coast

097000

CAPE SORELL

28.2

27.2

17/02/1968

18

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 07:09EST, 15/02/2014.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 36.6 +4.0 24.6 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 462 (19.3) 54/17
PERTH AIRPORT 35.0 +3.1 20.5 +3.0 19.3 0.0 9.4 12.6 607 (25.3) 55/16
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.3 -3.6 16.7 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 436 (18.2) 35/16
BUNBURY 33.1 +3.1 19.0 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 464 (19.3) 41/00
MANDURAH 32.8 +3.0 20.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 34/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 +0.5 24.4 -0.3 24.3 31.2 3.8 8.5 260 (10.8) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.0 +2.9 24.9 +4.2 24.2 0.0 13.2 9.4 638 (26.6) 52/14
WHYALLA AERO 31.1 +1.5 21.1 +3.3 -- 8.2 -- -- 367 (15.3) 61/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.6 -2.8 24.7 +7.5 -- 0.4 9.6 0.0 264 (11.0) 37/05
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 29.5 +4.3 21.3 +9.6 -- 0.2 3.0 0.0 405 (16.9) 44/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.3 +3.0 25.3 +2.0 23.9 0.0 8.0 -- 205 ( 8.5) 35/14
CAIRNS AERO 29.4 -1.8 21.9 -1.9 20.6 11.0 3.6 4.3 356 (14.8) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 -1.0 22.2 -1.9 19.2 0.0 9.6 10.8 447 (18.6) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 29.1 -0.5 23.0 -0.4 -- 1.0 -- 9.8 399 (16.6) 31/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 -1.7 20.4 -1.7 18.6 0.0 6.0 -- 283 (11.8) 30/09
BUNDABERG AERO 30.9 +1.0 17.8 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 39/12
COOLANGATTA 29.8 +1.5 19.1 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 78/12
BRISBANE AERO 30.2 +1.3 20.0 -1.1 17.1 0.0 7.0 11.2 277 (11.5) 37/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.0 +2.9 16.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 622 (25.9) 52/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 37.5 +6.5 22.8 +4.1 -- 0.0 10.0 -- 169 ( 7.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.3 -0.5 21.6 +2.1 19.8 2.6 6.6 -- 246 (10.3) 31/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.0 +0.5 19.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 41/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.1 +2.5 20.2 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 48/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 31.0 +5.4 15.9 +2.7 12.0 0.0 6.2 9.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.5 +3.8 21.4 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 52/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.8 +3.4 21.4 +2.4 19.2 1.0 4.6 7.5 448 (18.7) 50/15
RICHMOND RAAF 32.2 +3.3 20.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 39/15
BELLAMBI AWS 25.4 +0.6 20.5 +1.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 31/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.3 +0.5 21.2 +4.8 20.0 0.0 10.8 0.6 336 (14.0) 34/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.2 +0.1 21.8 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 22/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.5 +1.9 24.3 +7.8 23.0 0.0 18.2 2.0 261 (10.9) 43/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 30.3 +0.8 18.7 +4.3 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 272 (11.3) 24/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 32.3 +3.0 20.1 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 37/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.9 +1.1 18.9 +4.3 18.5 0.0 3.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.5 +3.5 18.1 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 35/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.2 +0.7 16.1 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 26/18
HOBART AIRPORT 29.0 +6.7 13.9 +1.9 11.9 1.4 4.2 7.5 228 ( 9.5) 39/13
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

45.5 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
44.9 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
44.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
44.8 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
44.7 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
44.7 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

+11.2 : 44.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+10.4 : 43.5 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.8 : 44.9 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+9.7 : 43.7 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+9.6 : 44.7 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+9.6 : 28.2 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS

31.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
31.0 FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
31.0 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
30.9 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW

+13.9 : 25.7 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
+13.6 : 26.8 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+12.7 : 28.7 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+12.4 : 30.9 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

18.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
19.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
19.5 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
19.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
19.7 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS

-11.3 : 24.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-11.2 : 22.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-11.1 : 21.0 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-10.7 : 28.1 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
-10.5 : 24.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

7.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
9.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.2 : 16.9 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.4 : 16.9 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.3 : 15.5 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-4.1 : 17.7 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-4.0 : 16.6 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
113.0 LORNA GLEN Interior WA
64.6 EYRE Eucla WA
61.4 ARUBIDDY Eucla WA
60.6 UPPER FERGUSSON RIVER N Rivers NT
58.2 MARRARA N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
64.6 EYRE
61.4 ARUBIDDY
Interior
113.0 LORNA GLEN
55.1 GRANITE PEAK
52.2 TJUKAYIRLA
51.8 CARNEGIE

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
60.6 UPPER FERGUSSON RIVER
58.2 MARRARA
52.6 MATARANKA HOMESTEAD RESORT
51.0 LARRAKEYAH
50.0 KARAMA

12.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

1025 (42.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1015 (42.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
998 (41.6) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
851 (35.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
807 (33.6) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
793 (33.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
741 (30.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
730 (30.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
710 (29.6) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
700 (29.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
688 (28.7) FORREST Eucla WA
685 (28.5) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
676 (28.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
656 (27.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
638 (26.6) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
638 (26.6) ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
635 (26.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
623 (26.0) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
622 (25.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
613 (25.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
610 (25.4) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
607 (25.3) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
78/14 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
78/12 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/15 FORREST Eucla WA
72/14 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
72/13 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
20.4mm in 27 min to 17:29 45.3mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
Eucla
EYRE
21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h
43.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.2mm/h
Interior
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
OENPELLI AIRPORT
14.4mm in 12 min to 18:30 72.0mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.4mm/h
20.0mm in 30 min to 19:00 40.0mm/h
34.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 34.4mm/h
12.6mm in 30 min to 19:30 25.2mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 32.6mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 17.4mm/h
53.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 17.7mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.4mm/h
N Plateau
WALUNGURRU
10.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.8mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
ADELAIDE AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)
10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.0mm/h
MOUNT LOFTY
10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.6mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 14.2mm/h
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h
Murray Valley
STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.3mm/h
MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME)
11.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
4.4mm in 13 min to 14:20 20.3mm/h
9.8mm in 12 min to 17:30 49.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.0mm/h
COCONUT ISLAND
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
16.6mm in 30 min to 04:30 33.2mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 17.8mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 24.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.7mm/h
Northwest
URANDANGI AERODROME
14.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 14.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
5.2mm in 12 min to 23:30 26.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ESPERANCE AG STATION : 19(150/ 76 ) at 02:30